Appendix 4:
Components of family out-of-pocket burdens, Turkey, 2002–2003 Sample population age <65, excluding families with zero income
| Insurance Status | Population (*1000) | Family Income (US $)† | Out-of-pocket spending on care (US $)† | Percent in families with out-of-pocket burden greater than 10 % | Percent in families with out-of-pocket burden greater than 20 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Turkey Sample | 59578 | 4332 (175.9) | 358 (23.1) | 17.8 (0.6) | 12.8 (0.6) |
| Active Civil Servants | 4885 | 6449 (489.1) | 218 (50.6) | 8.4 (1.2) | 5.2 (0.9) |
| SSK active | 14441 | 4809** (206.0) | 373 (62.9) | 15.0** (0.9) | 9.5** (0.8) |
| Bag-Kur active | 4568 | 6368 (1071.1) | 390* (53.4) | 19.0** (1.7) | 13.3** (1.5) |
| GERF | 2805 | 5358* (203.0) | 203 (35.7) | 9.7 (1.3) | 6.1 (1.1) |
| SSK retirees | 6783 | 4205** (124.3) | 296 (44.4) | 14.5** (1.1) | 8.9** (0.8) |
| Bag-Kur retirees | 1589 | 4041** (268.8) | 348 (99.0) | 16.6** (2.1) | 10.9** (1.6) |
| Green Card | 4861 | 1973** (110.4) | 307 (35.7) | 24.3** (1.9) | 20.2** (1.7) |
| Uninsured | 19117 | 3334** (211.5) | 437** (35.3) | 23.0** (1.2) | 18.2** (1.1) |
| Private Insurance | 257 | 14179** (2602.2) | 157 (55.8) | 5.1 (2.7) | 0.9** (0.7) |
| Others | 273 | 4003** (489.2) | 203 (62.1) | 14.9 (4.1) | 5.7 (2.4) |
Source: Authors’ calculations using data from the 2002–2003 National Household Health and Expenditure Survey. Survey has been done in September 2002/ April 2003 period. Thus we employed average exchange rate of this period (1 US $ = 1.6 YTL) to convert family income and OOP spending on health into dollar terms.
Notes:
†
Standard errors of means are in parentheses. Statistical significance denotes difference from the reference category which is active civil servants.
*
P<0.05
**
P<0.01